To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

make mysterious; "mystify the story"

To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of; to baffle; as, to mystify an opponent.